Essays about: "American soft power"
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1. Are the American Doves or Hawks Flying Highest Over Southeast Asia? An analysis of American soft, hard, and smart power in foreign visits to Southeast Asia
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : From the start of the Obama administration’s “pivot to Asia” in 2011 until November 2023, 78 foreign visits have been made by three U.S. Presidents and five Secretaries of State to Southeast Asia. To uncover the U. READ MORE
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2. Publicly approved wars : How soft power is used to sway public opinion
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The United States has always been a very prominent user of hard power and has in most of its existence wielded a great amount of it, seen by their long military history. Another power the United States has a vast amount of is soft power, begging the question how this power has been utilized in the past, to for example create public support for military intervention. READ MORE
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3. Soft approach in the hardest cases : Facilitative mediation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Intractable conflicts are characterized by their duration, level of violence as well as their attractivity of conflict management and resolution efforts. When mediated, they are most often dealt with coercive tactics designed to pressure the parties to reach an agreement. READ MORE
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4. Sports & politics : Legacy, rights, and labour within the soft power mechanisms of the United Bid 2026
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The 2022 World Cup, a major opportunity for Qatar to enhance its soft power, had recently concluded with a victory that was as heavily contested as it was celebrated, namely the crowning of Argentina as world champions. Argentina’s win comes as a culmination for over a decade of continuous debates on critical topics that disempowered Qatar on the global stage, such as the exploitation of labor during the preparation for the 2022 WC which led to thousands of deaths of migrant workers, or the briberies offered by the Qatari government in order to influence the votes for the hosting rights. READ MORE
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5. Maintaining the Prison-Industrial Complex: Private Actors and Power : A Multi-Dimensional Power Analysis of CoreCivic and The GEO Group
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Several scholars have studied the Prison-Industrial Complex (PIC) since the late 1990s. However, there is a lack of research on how private actors profiting from the PIC, such as private prisons, are maintaining and sustaining it. READ MORE
